DJ AM Found Dead

August 28, 2009 at 5:12 PM (PT)

ADAM GOLDSTEIN, better known in the music world as DJ AM, was found dead in his NEW YORK apartment, several media sources report. The 36-year-old was found in his apartment around 5:20p ET on FRIDAY; police report that drug paraphernalia was found at the scene.

According to TMZ, DJ AM's a friend called the police when he hadn't been heard from in several days. "Police broke down the door of his apartment when a friend knocked and got no answer."

Originally a member of the band CRAZY TOWN, DJ AM was known for being the onetime boyfriend of NICOLE RICHIE, and in SEPTEMBER 2008, was seriously injured, but survived a plane crash with BLINK 182 drummer TRAVIS BARKER.